Parallel Systems
Electrical Engineer – Vehicle Systems
$137K–$157K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years with power distribution, control logic, or embedded communication protocols.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related discipline.
About the job
Owns the design, development, integration, testing, and production readiness of electrical systems for autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design vehicle electrical systems, including wiring harnesses, off-the-shelf hardware, and test stands; perform hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging.
- Develop and document safety-critical subsystems, hazard analyses, DFMEAs, and verification and validation.
- Lead system integration and maintain engineering documentation, including schematics, BOMs, test reports, and change logs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience with power distribution, control logic, or embedded communication protocols.
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and validate system performance from first principles.
- Experience with CAD and design tools such as SolidWorks, Altium, RapidHarness, or similar.
Nice to have
- Full lifecycle experience with electrical systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, or heavy industry.
- Programming experience with Python, Rust, or C/C++; knowledge of functional safety frameworks or complex harness design.
Pay
$137,000 — $157,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAN, Ethernet, SPI, SolidWorks, Altium, RapidHarness, Python, Rust
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